I'd take Manning in a heart beat. The guy is such a throw back to a time when the QB was the smartest man on the field. He commands the entire offense. He dirrects the linemen on the fly, changes patterns at will, and essentially calls the plays dynamically.

Compare that to the rest of the leagues QBs who have to call a timeout if their helmet ear piece doesn't get the play in.

They say the only way to stop Indy is to try to confuse Manning. You have to change the pre-snap look as often as possible to disguise the actual package. How many teams have defenders that are intelligent enough to move to 4 or 5 different positions before the snap and then remember what their actual responsibilites are? (Just one right now).

As for Brady, you can gameplan against him and it doesn't involve wearing out your D before the snap.

By the way... For anyone that watches these things closely... what really makes Peyton so impressive is in the result of his scheming. He almost always throws to ball to a guy thats either in single coverage or between defenders. That's really astounding when you realize he's throwing timing routes or hitting his 4th option. Most other passers are putting the ball in a catchable area and letting the WR and the Defender fight for it. Manning generally only throws passes that his player alone can catch. Sure he throws some picks when he miss reads a defender, but it's not like he's heaving it long and letting Marvin play jump ball. (Like Culpepper last year with Moss). That takes some skill.

I am not a Carr fan and did not think he was worthy of being the overall #1 pick of an expansion franchise, but I think judging him is difficult to do. The Texans have done a very poor job of giving him a decent offensive line. They are severly lacking in talent along the line. He rarely has any time to sit back and go through his read progressions.

The line is also not good at run blocking. I can't tell if Dominick Davis has improved or regressed because of the same reasons. The line blocking is so poor, it is hard to evaluate the running back position. And without a running game, defenses can tee off on the QB.

I also think Palmer is a poor offensive coordinator.

Carr and Harrington will always be compared to each other, sort of like Bledsoe/Mirer and Manning/Leaf. The Lions have done a good job of getting Joey weapons, but more importantly a good offensive line.